Special Issues

Santa Fe Community College seeks its next leader

Local News
In attempting to fill the vacancy left by outgoing president Sheila Ortego, Santa Fe Community College has narrowed down the field of applicants to six promising candidates—though a closer look at some casts ...

New Mexico is sending millions of dollars’ worth of public education contract money out of state

Local News
When Gov. Susana Martinez gave her first State of the State address on Jan. 1, 2011, she emphasized two priorities: improving education and keeping businesses in New Mexico. But SFR has found that, in the 15 mo...

Local News
Last week, a tourist stopped in to the Hobbs Chamber of Commerce looking for a local attraction: a “ghost town” used to test futuristic technologies.
Chamber of Commerce employee Tiffany Bishop had disapp...

One woman is bridging the gap between Santa Fe’s haves and have-nots

Local News
On the evening of March 28, Sheila Louis walked into Christ Church Santa Fe with no place to stay, no money, untreated back pain from a recent car accident and overflowing anger about her situation.

County jail books pregnant woman despite health concerns

Local News
A little over a year ago, Alicia Gonzales-Lamonda was arrested for shoplifting and other charges. She entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to a year on electronic monitoring. As it turns out, that may have b...

With its budget slashed and a proposed nuclear facility dead in the water, Los Alamos National Laboratory and local activists look for new direction

Features
On the morning of Feb. 13, Joni Arends, executive director of Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, was sitting in her downtown Santa Fe office when a flurry of emails suddenly flooded her inbox. President Bar...